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Return of Accidents to Seamen and Others on board Ship reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1909.

Date of Accident. Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. Name of Person injured. „. „ . _ . , ... i>i„„„„i„.„i„„;j 0 „ ) „„», a Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury where Nature of Injury: Fatal or otherwise. : Place where Accident occurred. Coroner's Inquest held. 1907. Nov. 12 Dec. 31 Whangape, s.s., Diutedin, 110641 Waimate, s.s., Plymouth, 105276 J. Finley, greaser .. Injured foot J. E. Olsen, carpenter .. Injured foot At sea Bluff Fell over lashings of deck cargo. .. I When putting on hatches one of the fore-and-afters fell on his foot and severely crushed it. 1908. Feb. 14 „ 27 „ 28 Mar. 10 „ 10 „ 14 „ 17 „ 24 ,, 27 ,, 29 April 2 8 Waipori, s.s., Dunedin, 101485 Penguin, s.s., Dunedin, 47849 Gael, s.s., Auckland, 118965 .. Pareora, s.s., Dunedin, 104735 Moonah (ketch), Sydney, 112546 Rotomahana, s.s., Dunedin, 75224 Waikare, s.s., Dunedin, 101480 Monowai, s.s., Dunedin, 84497 Whangape, s.s., Dunedin, 110641 Victoria, s.s., Melbourne, 110996 Taviuni, s.s., Dunedin, 84500 .. Wanaka, s.s., Dunedin, 95018.. L. Thorp, A. B. .. Broken wrist .. D. McPherson, A.B. .. Injured leg D. H. Sturrock, engineer Loss of foot P. Boylan, A.B. .. Injured finger .. Fred Smith, A.B. .. Drowned F. Matheson, A.B. .. Sprained ankle Thomas Hall, trimmer.. Injured knee L. Jacobs, steward .. Poisoned hand J. Stewart, cook .. Poisoned hand James Murphy, A.B. .. Strained knee .. T. Murphy, fireman .. Scalded A. Gill, greaser .. Loss of finger .. Dunedin Wellington Waipu Wellington Auckland Harbour Wellington Napier Wellington At sea Dunedin Wellington At sea Wellington At sea Auckland Dunedin At sea Onehunga Wanganui At sea .. . Auckland Wellington Wanganui A mooring-line slipped and struck his wrist. Winch end broke off and struck him. .. ; His left foot was caught in bight of wire hawser and dragged off. Jammed in a block. Drowned through collision with s.s. Wairuna. Slipped and fell. . . ) Fell down fidley. .. ! Caused through getting it cut when cleaning a tumbler. When cutting meat a piece of bone ran into his hand. When getting into his bunk, injured his knee. .. ; When blowing off donkey-boiler, scalded his arm. .. j When oiling the spindle, got his right-hand little finger taken off by the machinery. Slipped on stokehold plates. Caught in steering-gear. .. [ His right hand got jammed in a block and severely cut. Fell over a shovel in the stokehold. §^ When shifting ballast-box, it slipped and'jammed his legjagainst the bulwark. .. -j Occurred whilst driving winch. Whilst working the winch a piece of the machinery broke and his left arm was caught in the gear. Slipped on the stokehold plates. Left hand was caught in the starting-gear and top of little jfinger cut off. Slipped into a bunker-hole. Fell from masthead. „ 8 9 „ 14 „ 20 „ 21 Waikare, s.s., Dunedin, 101480 Kamona, s.s., Dunedin, 101486 Pelican, s.s., Auckland, 94185.. Manuka, s.s., Dunedin, 117582 Wakatere, s.s., Auckland, 102288 G. F. Mathias, fireman Strained back J. McGurk, A.B. .. Broken finger .. J. McDavitt, A.B. .. Injured hand .. George Saville, trimmer i Strained back .. W. Langton, A.B. .. I Injured leg ,, 22 „ 22 Kotuku, s.s., Dunedin, 101484 Oreti, s.s., Wellington, 75219 .. K. McLeod, A.B. .. Injured hand P. Donovan, A.B. .. Broken arm „ 23 „ 25 Wairuna, s.s., Dunedin, 118495 Daphne, s.s., Auckland, 122923 Edward Deary, fireman Ricked back G. Harvey, fireman .. Injured hand J. Breslin, fireman .. Broken rib E. Stilston, O.S. .. Broken leg, wrist, and rib „ 25 May 2 Maori, s.s., Dunedin, 117598 . . St. Kilda (schooner), Melbourne, 60367 Waipori, s.s., Dunedin, 101485 Pharos (barque), London, 112755 Kittawa, s.s., Dunedin, 106640 Wanaka, s.s., Dunedin, 95018.. Opawa, s.s., Wellington, 91800 Ngapuhi, s.s., Auckland, 102329 llaitai, s.s., Dunedin, 101935 .. Mangapapa, s.s., Auckland, 112600 Kaituna, s.s., Dunedin, 120467 Poherua, s.s., Dunedin, 98061.. Mataiua, s.s., Southampton, 114599 Wanaka, s.s., Dunedin, 95018 ■ At sea Wellington Greymouth Timaru Wellington Whangarei At sea Ohiwa Slipped and fell on deck. Fell off the main yard. Crushed whilst assisting to ship a large cylinder. .. A piece of wire ran into his hand and set up blood-pcisoning. Struck by a sling of cargo. .. ' Fell down hatch. Had his right arm severely burnt by flames from the furnace. A bag of coal fell out of a sling and struck his foot. 6 „ 15 „ 15 „ 16 „ 18 „ 18 „ 20 „ 22 A. Andrews, cook .. Injured foot R. Wild, O.S. . . Broken arm P. Gaul, lumps .. Bruised back and groin C. Rice, A.B. .. Injured hand .. C. Linton, A.B. .. Sprained ankle R. McGaw, A.B. .. j Right hand injured Henry Fixter, fireman .. Burnt arm J. Buchan, A.B. .. Injured foot „ 31 June 1 ,, 7 B. Carlstedt, A.B. .. Crushed fingers G. Dines, A.B. .. Injured shoulder R. Galway, 6th engineer Concussion of brain Greymouth At sea Gisborne At sea Caught between block and running wire rope. A lurch of the vessel threw him against the rail. Fell down after coal-bunker. .. ; The furnace-door swung open and caught his left arm. 8 W. Norwood, fireman .. Burnt arm